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Campus & Community

Look Back. Act Forward. The Profound Impact of the Remembrance Scholars Cohort (Podcast)

Thursday, October 19, 2023, By John Boccacino

Julie Friend ’92 was a sophomore studying speech communication in the College of Visual and Performing Arts when Pan Am Flight 103 went down over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. Friend and her roommate, Beth, were sitting in Cosmo’s…

Campus & Community

Latine Heritage Month in Photos

Thursday, October 19, 2023, By News Staff

From Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, the campus community came together to celebrate Latine Heritage Month through a series of performances, networking, sporting events and more. Hosted by Multicultural Affairs, students, faculty and staff participated in opportunities to learn about…

Campus & Community

Master Leadership Skills for Behavior Change With Crucial Influence Professional Development Program

Wednesday, October 18, 2023, By News Staff

More than 30 years of research by Crucial Learning—a skills-building organization offering award-winning courses and bestselling books focused on leadership development—indicates that human behavior is grounded in six sources of influence. Leaders must know how to leverage and apply these…

Campus & Community

More Than 3,900 Students Enjoy an Engaged First Year Seminar Shared Experience Week

Tuesday, October 17, 2023, By Diane Stirling

A wave of first-year and transfer students in the University’s First Year Seminar 101 (FYS101) recently rolled across campus and into the greater Syracuse area to actively learn about campus, the local community and how they fit into their new…

Business & Economy

Whitman First Program Helps First-Generation College Students Succeed in Business School

Friday, October 6, 2023, By News Staff

The Martin J. Whitman School of Management recently announced the launch of the Whitman First Program, an initiative to support first-generation college students by helping them adapt more easily to the many facets of a business school environment. “This academic…

Campus & Community

Falk College Student Helping Families Navigate ‘Terrifying Path’ of Pediatric Illness

Friday, October 6, 2023, By Matt Michael

Why Falk College? And why OttoTHON? For Grace Brashears ’25, the answer to both questions is the same: She has dedicated her life to helping children and their families “while they walk the terrifying path that is pediatric illness.” Brashears,…

Media Tip Sheets

Featured Media Coverage – Week of Oct. 2

Friday, October 6, 2023, By Daryl Lovell

Syracuse University thought leaders, events and research news were showcased in the following news outlets this week: Sarah Pralle, associate professor in Maxwell, was interviewed by ABC News Chicago for the story “Majority of Cook County homes, businesses uninsured for…

Natalie Koch

Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Geography and the Environment Department
Health & Society

Catherine García: Researching Health Disparities Among Hispanic/Latine Populations

Friday, October 6, 2023, By Diane Stirling

Catherine García wants to know how and why the fastest-growing segment of older adults in the United States—those of Hispanic/Latine origin—are at higher risk for chronic diseases, such as Type 2 diabetes, kidney disease and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias….

Campus & Community

Good Reads: School of Education’s Summer Literacy Clinic Takes an Inquiry-Based Approach

Tuesday, October 3, 2023, By Martin Walls

It’s officially called the Summer Literacy Clinic, but there’s much more to it than one-on-one reading and tutoring. True, when you enter the library of Roberts PreK-8 School in the Syracuse City School District (SCSD), you see third- and fourth-grade…